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Read this week's Cops Corner.
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  • December 2, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

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"I've made more work in the past five months than I have in the past five years," Steven Strenk says. "Working with s/ART/q has given me deadlines. I work well that way. Pressure always motivates me to work faster."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
Steven Strenk: Professor Gadget

Artist Steven Strenk has a habit of finding materials in unlikely places. The newest member of s/ART/q explains why he loves raiding his kids' toy boxes and his friends' tool sheds.

  • Arts + Culture
Tony, Linda, Phil and Teri DeNiro
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
Scene & Heard

Sarasota cops keep drama all in the family; Art Center Sarasota has good taste in 'Material'; 'Butterfly' nets record sales at Sarasota Opera

  • Arts + Culture
Hailey Manitz, Hannah Yates, Malcolm Moniz, Veronica Gill, Molly Walter and Wyatt Kaighin.
    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 30, 2011
HIGHLIGHTS: Young songbirds, violinists rev up for 'Holiday Splendor'

Students at Phillippi Shores IB World School took a break from Peggy Conrad's music class Monday to share what they're up to - prepping for 'Holiday Splendor,' which takes place Thursday, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art.

  • Arts + Culture
"He's the artist and the prop builder," says Nancy Frayer of her husband, Lee. "He can take a small picture and make it 10 feet tall. My bag is dressing it up at the end."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 30, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: The Ditchfield elves

For 12 years, one Sarasota couple has designed and built the quaint sets and lighting that make the Ditchfield Family Singers' annual Christmas concert the feel-good show of the season.

  • Arts + Culture
Andrea Prestinario, as Eliza Doolittle, and Jeff Parker, as Henry Higgins, in the Asolo Rep’s "My Fair Lady." Photo courtesy of Annamae Bafia
    By
  • June LeBell
  • November 30, 2011
Music Review: 'My Fair Lady'

Sometimes less is more, and when Lerner and Loewe authorized a chamber version of their hit show, 'My Fair Lady,' cutting the cast of 45 to 19 and the orchestra of 27 to two pianists, they knew what they were doing.

  • Arts + Culture
Jimmy’s Sand Trap owners Bill Davis and Jimmy Galanis
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 30, 2011
EDIBLES: Comfort food with a New York accent

You've seen a menu like this before, most likely in Manhattan, N.Y., or the outer boroughs, or perhaps on the east coast of Florida.

  • Arts + Culture
Front: Sumaya Ayad, Josie LeBlanc and Camryn Cohen Back: John LeBlanc, Jake LeBlanc, Susan Buck, Jennifer LeBlanc and Jim Buck
    By
  • Molly Schechter
  • November 30, 2011
Black Tie & Tales

A party within a party; Start early for this walk; Thanks given

  • Arts + Culture
Author Michelle Phillips. File photo.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 28, 2011
Scene & Heard

'Beauty Blueprint' soars on Amazon; FST prepares for a $5.6 million makeover; Teen actress vies for spot on TV's 'Glee'; Finally, Sarasota Opera finds its 'Nemo'

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Read some of our favorite Cops Corner entries from this week.
    By
  • Observer Staff
  • November 25, 2011
Top Cops of the Week

Enjoy the top Cops Corner cases featured in all Observers.

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    By
  • Loren Mayo
  • November 25, 2011
Thanksgiving theater luncheon benefits homeless veterans

Local government representatives, faith leaders and community members presented a theater luncheon to benefit Sarasota's homeless.

  • Arts + Culture
Joan Michlin's "Garland" bracelet and necklace is made from blackened silver, gold and pearls.
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 22, 2011
Joan Michlin: All that Glitters

Goldsmith Joan Michlin started designing jewelry when she was 16 years old. The artist's latest collection launches next week at the 19th annual American Craft Show Sarasota.

  • Arts + Culture
The Sarasota Orchestra's recent Masterworks Concert featured cellist Julian Schwarz, 20-year-old son of conductor Gerard Schwarz. Courtesy photo.
    By
  • June LeBell
  • November 22, 2011
Music Review: Sarasota Orchestra: Masterworks Concert

There's a lot more to making music than perfection.

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    By
  • Pam Nadon
  • November 22, 2011
Film Review: 'J. Edgar'

If there's only one reason to see Clint Eastwood's new film, 'J. Edgar,' it's to be totally blown away by Leonardo DiCaprio's performance in the title role.

  • Arts + Culture
"I would never want to see the theater renovated into something more modern," J. Paul Wargo says. "It would change the atmosphere of the place. You wouldn't get that quaint family feel."
    By
  • Heidi Kurpiela
  • November 22, 2011
BACKSTAGE PASS: Golden Gatekeeper

Actor J. Paul Wargo never landed his dream sitcom job, but he did find plenty to laugh about in the box office at the Golden Apple Dinner Theatre.

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